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comparative more puritanical, superlative most puritanical
Of or pertaining to the Puritans, or to their doctrines and practice. quotations examples
The host proposed divers puritanical fancies—nay, once hinted at a head of Cromwell himself; but the hostess overruled all these proposals, and stood firm by the Sun.
1834, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter XVII, in Francesca Carrara. […], volume II, London: Richard Bentley, […], (successor to Henry Colburn), page 192
Precise in observance of legal or religious requirements; strict; overscrupulous; rigid (often used by way of reproach or contempt). examples
plural puritanicals
One who holds puritanical attitudes. examples